Selkirk College officially opened their new housing facility at their Silver King campus in Nelson on Thursday.
Students started moving into the 36-bed housing facility in mid-March and an event was held to celebrate its opening. The event included speeches from the school’s staff and Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson. A tour of the facilities followed.
Part of the Provincial Government’s Homes for People Action Plan, the Selkirk College project consists of the 36-bed housing facility at Silver King and a 114 unit project that will open at the Castlegar Campus later this year.
First announced in 2021, the $37.7 million project will increase the college’s on-campus housing by 71 per cent. The project was funded by the provincial government and the Columbia Basin Trust.
